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  • The M&M 2022 CIBA WINNERS for Cozy and No-So-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem Novels

    The M&M 2022 CIBA WINNERS for Cozy and No-So-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem Novels

    Cozy Mystery Fiction AwardThe M&M Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem fiction genre.  The M&M Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

    Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring “mystery and mayhem,” amateur sleuthing, light suspense, travel mystery, classic mystery, British cozy, not-so-cozy, hobby sleuths, senior sleuths, or historical mystery, perhaps with a touch of romance or humor, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them. (For suspense, thriller, detective, crime fiction see our Clue Awards, and for international intrigue see our Global Thriller Awards)

     1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners were announced at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony by Maggie Marr on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    This is the OFFICIAL 2022 LIST of the M&M BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the M&M Grand Prize Winner.

    M&M Blue and Gold 1st Place Badge Image

     

    Join us in celebrating the following authors and their works!

    • Michelle Cox – A Spying Eye

    • Gail Noble-Sanderson – The Book of Rules

    • E. E. Burke – Tom Sawyer Returns

    • Elizabeth Woolsey – Small Town Secrets: Horse Doctor Adventures

    • Lori Roberts Herbst – Frozen in Motion

    • M.K. Graff – The Evening’s Amethyst

    • Kathleen KaskaEagle Crossing: A Kate Caraway Animal-Rights Mystery

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 Mystery & Mayhem Awards is:

    A Spying Eye

    A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel

    by Michelle Cox 

    The M&M Grand Prize for Mystery and Mayhem M&M Awards goes to A Spying Eye by Michelle Cox

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

    Attn CIBA Winners: More goodies and prizes will be coming your way along with promotion in our magazine, website, and advertisements in Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards long-tail marketing strategy. Welcome to the CIBA Hall of Fame for Award Winners!

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    A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in June. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items.

    To ALL the WINNERS: You will receive an OFFICIAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION with Digital Badges and more information.

    Grand Prize Division Winners will receive a customized digital badge. When we receive it from our graphic artist, we will also post here and in the Grand Prize Division Winners Official Posting.

    Thank you for participating in the 2022 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

     Team Chanticleer

  • The M&M 2022 CIBAs Finalists for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries

    The M&M 2022 CIBAs Finalists for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries

    Agatha Christie's image for the M&M Awards for Mystery and Mayhem

    The M&M Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Cozy and not-so-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem. The M&M Book  Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (CIBAs).

    Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring “mystery and mayhem,” amateur sleuthing, light suspense, travel mystery, classic mystery, British cozy, hobby sleuths, senior sleuths, or historical mystery, perhaps with a touch of romance or humor. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them. (For suspense, thriller, detective, crime fiction see our Clue Awards.)

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 M&M Semi-Finalists to the 2022 M&M Book Awards FINALISTS. These entries are now in competition for 2022 M&M Finalists. The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBAs divisions’ Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremonies on April, 27-30, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. at the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

    These titles have advanced to the FINALS of the 2022 M&M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem

    Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

    • Scott Kauffman – Saving Thomas
    • Miriam Verbeek – The Website
    • Michelle Cox – A Spying Eye
    • Gail Noble-Sanderson – The Book of Rules
    • Lori Roberts Herbst – Frozen in Motion
    • Kathleen Kaska – Murder at the Menger and Eagle Crossing
    • Nancy J. Cohen – Styled for Murder
    • Charlotte Stuart – Moonlight Can Be Deadly (A Discount Detective Mystery)
    • Elizabeth Crowens – Hollywood Holmes
    • Lynn Slaughter – Deadly Setup
    • Rima Ray – Ruby Roy and the Murder in the Falls
    • Landis Wade – Deadly Declarations
    • Betty Jean Craige – Life and Death at Zoo Arroyo
    • Lori Robbins – Murder in Second Position
    • Traci Andrighetti – Valpolicella Violet
    • Gail Meath – Songbird
    • E.E. Burke – Tom Sawyer Returns
    • M. K Graff – The Evening’s Amethyst: A Nora Tierney English Mystery
    • Elizabeth Woolsey – Horse Doctor Adventures Small Town Secrets

    Good Luck to All as Your Works Compete to Advance to the Next Level of the Chanticleer International Book Awards.

     


    Congratulations to Michael Scott Garvin whose work Ophelia’s Room took home the Grand Prize for the 2021 M&M Book Awards

    Blue and Gold Badge for the Mystery and Mayhem M&M Grand Prize Winner Michael Scott Garvin's book Ophelia's Room

    Ophelia's Room Cover

    “Michael Scott Garvin’s latest psychological thriller makes us question everything – and trust no one. Here’s one that will keep you up at night! Highly Recommended! – Chanticleer Reviews

    Here is the link to the 2021 M&M Book Award Winners!

    Our next Chanticleer International Book Awards Ceremony will be held during CAC23 on April 27-30, 2023  for the 2022 CIBA winners.

    A Collage of Speakers and Blue Ribbon Winners for CAC23

     

    Enter your book or manuscript in a contest today!

    We are now accepting entries into the 2023 M&M Book Awards, a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards.

    As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at info@ChantiReviews.com. 

  • The M&M 2022 Semi-Finalists for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries – a Division of the CIBAs

    The M&M 2022 Semi-Finalists for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries – a Division of the CIBAs

    Agatha Christie's image for the M&M Awards for Mystery and Mayhem

    The M&M Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Cozy and not-so-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem. The M&M Book  Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (CIBAs).

    Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring “mystery and mayhem,” amateur sleuthing, light suspense, travel mystery, classic mystery, British cozy, hobby sleuths, senior sleuths, or historical mystery, perhaps with a touch of romance or humor. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them. (For suspense, thriller, detective, crime fiction see our Clue Awards.)

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 M&M Short List to the 2022 M&M Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTS. These entries are now in competition for 2022 M&M Finalists. The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBAs divisions’ Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremonies on April, 27-30, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. at the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

    These titles have advanced to the SEMI-FINALS of the 2022 M&M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem

    Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

    • Scott Kauffman – Saving Thomas
    • Miriam Verbeek – The Website
    • Michelle Cox – A Spying Eye
    • Gail Noble-Sanderson – The Book of Rules
    • Lori Roberts Herbst – Frozen in Motion
    • Kathleen Kaska – Murder at the Menger and Eagle Crossing
    • Eileen Charbonneau – Missing at Harmony Festival
    • Nancy J. Cohen – Styled for Murder
    • Charlotte Stuart – Moonlight Can Be Deadly (A Discount Detective Mystery)
    • Elizabeth Crowens – Hollywood Holmes
    • Lynn Slaughter – Deadly Setup
    • Cheryl Denise Bannerman – Cats, Cannolis and a Curious Kidnapping
    • Rima Ray – Ruby Roy and the Murder in the Falls
    • Landis Wade – Deadly Declarations
    • Judy L Murray – Murder in the Master
    • Dime Sheppard – Crime Writer
    • Betty Jean Craige – Life and Death at Zoo Arroyo
    • Lori Robbins – Murder in Second Position
    • Traci Andrighetti – Valpolicella Violet
    • Gail Meath – Songbird
    • E.E. Burke – Tom Sawyer Returns
    • M. K Graff – The Evening’s Amethyst: A Nora Tierney English Mystery
    • Elizabeth Woolsey – Horse Doctor Adventures Small Town Secrets
    • M. K. Dean – An Embarrassment of Itches
    • Ellen Butler – Pharaoh’s Forgery

    Good Luck to All as Your Works Compete to Advance to the Next Level of the Chanticleer International Book Awards.


    Congratulations to Michael Scott Garvin whose work Ophelia’s Room took home the Grand Prize for the 2021 M&M Book Awards

    Blue and Gold Badge for the Mystery and Mayhem M&M Grand Prize Winner Michael Scott Garvin's book Ophelia's Room

    Ophelia's Room Cover

    “Michael Scott Garvin’s latest psychological thriller makes us question everything – and trust no one. Here’s one that will keep you up at night! Highly Recommended! – Chanticleer Reviews

    Here is the link to the 2021 M&M Book Award Winners!

    Our next Chanticleer International Book Awards Ceremony will be held during CAC23 on April 27-30, 2023  for the 2022 CIBA winners.

    A Collage of Speakers and Blue Ribbon Winners for CAC23

     

    Enter your book or manuscript in a contest today!

    We are now accepting entries into the 2023 M&M Book Awards, a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards.

    As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at info@ChantiReviews.com. 

  • The M&M 2022 Short List for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries – a Division of the CIBAs

    The M&M 2022 Short List for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries – a Division of the CIBAs

    Agatha Christie's image for the M&M Awards for Mystery and Mayhem

    The M&M Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Cozy and not-so-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem. The M&M Book  Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (CIBAs).

    Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring “mystery and mayhem,” amateur sleuthing, light suspense, travel mystery, classic mystery, British cozy, hobby sleuths, senior sleuths, or historical mystery, perhaps with a touch of romance or humor. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them. (For suspense, thriller, detective, crime fiction see our Clue Awards.)

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 M&M Long List to the 2022 M&M Book Awards SHORT LIST. These entries are now in competition for 2022 M&M Semi-Finalists. The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBAs divisions’ Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremonies on April, 27-30, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. at the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

    These titles have advanced to the SHORT LIST of the 2022 M&M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem

    Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

    • Scott Kauffman – Saving Thomas
    • Miriam Verbeek – The Website
    • Michelle Cox – A Spying Eye
    • Gail Noble-Sanderson – The Book of Rules
    • Lori Roberts Herbst – Frozen in Motion
    • Kathleen Kaska – Murder at the Menger and Eagle Crossing
    • Eileen Charbonneau – Missing at Harmony Festival
    • Nancy J. Cohen – Styled for Murder
    • Charlotte Stuart – Moonlight Can Be Deadly (A Discount Detective Mystery)
    • Nicole Asselin – Concession Stand Crimes
    • Tony Garritano – I Saw What I Saw: A Harmony Neighborhood Mystery
    • AG Flitcher – Boone and Jacque: Cytrus Moonlight
    • Elizabeth Crowens – Hollywood Holmes
    • Lynn Slaughter – Deadly Setup
    • Doug Dorsey – Kick Ball Slay: An Introduction To West Coast Swing…AND A Murder Mystery
    • Cheryl Denise Bannerman – Cats, Cannolis and a Curious Kidnapping
    • Rima Ray – Ruby Roy and the Murder in the Falls
    • Roxanne Dunn – Murder Undetected
    • Susan Wingate – Gag Me: A Friday Harbor Novel
    • Landis Wade – Deadly Declarations
    • Judy L Murray – Murder in the Master
    • Dime Sheppard – Crime Writer
    • Betty Jean Craige – Life and Death at Zoo Arroyo
    • Lori Robbins – Murder in Second Position
    • Traci Andrighetti – Valpolicella Violet
    • Gail Meath – Songbird
    • Kathleen Rhoads Carpenter – Summer’s Cloud Over Berry
    • E.E. Burke – Tom Sawyer Returns
    • M. K Graff – The Evening’s Amethyst: A Nora Tierney English Mystery
    • Carl and Jane Bock – Day of the Jaguar
    • Elizabeth Woolsey – Horse Doctor Adventures Small Town Secrets
    • M. K. Dean – An Embarrassment of Itches
    • Ellen Butler – Pharaoh’s Forgery

    Good Luck to All as Your Works Compete to Advance to the Next Level of the Chanticleer International Book Awards.


    Congratulations to Michael Scott Garvin whose work Ophelia’s Room took home the Grand Prize for the 2021 M&M Book Awards

    Blue and Gold Badge for the Mystery and Mayhem Grand Prize Winner Michael Scott Garvin's book Ophelia's Room

    Ophelia's Room Cover

    “Michael Scott Garvin’s latest psychological thriller makes us question everything – and trust no one. Here’s one that will keep you up at night! Highly Recommended! – Chanticleer Reviews

    Here is the link to the 2021 M&M Book Award Winners!

    Our next Chanticleer International Book Awards Ceremony will be held during CAC23 on April 27-30, 2023  for the 2022 CIBA winners.

    Enter your book or manuscript in a contest today!

    We are now accepting entries into the 2023 M&M Book Awards, a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards.

    As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at info@ChantiReviews.com. 

  • The M&M 2022 Long List for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries

    The M&M 2022 Long List for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries

    The M&M Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Cozy and not-so-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem. The M&M Book  Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (CIBAs).

    Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring “mystery and mayhem,” amateur sleuthing, light suspense, travel mystery, classic mystery, British cozy, hobby sleuths, senior sleuths, or historical mystery, perhaps with a touch of romance or humor. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them. (For suspense, thriller, detective, crime fiction see our Clue Awards.)

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 M&M entries to the 2022 M&M Book Awards LONG LIST. These entries are now in competition for 2022 M&M Short List. The Short Listers will compete for the next level of achievement in the CIBAs. The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBAs divisions’ Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremonies on April, 27-30, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. at the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

    These titles have advanced to the LONG LIST of the 2022 M&M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem

    Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

    • Scott Kauffman – Saving Thomas
    • Miriam Verbeek – The Website
    • Michelle Cox – A Spying Eye
    • Gail Noble-Sanderson – The Book of Rules
    • Lori Roberts Herbst – Frozen in Motion
    • Kathleen Kaska – Murder at the Menger and Eagle Crossing
    • Eileen Charbonneau – Missing at Harmony Festival
    • Nancy J. Cohen – Styled for Murder
    • Charlotte Stuart – Not Me: Speluncaphobia, Secrets & Hidden Treasure
    • Charlotte Stuart – Moonlight Can Be Deadly (A Discount Detective Mystery)
    • M. A. Winslow – Cradle of Storms
    • Sallie Barr Palmer – Name Your Poison
    • Nicole Asselin – Concession Stand Crimes
    • Tony Garritano – I Saw What I Saw: A Harmony Neighborhood Mystery
    • AG Flitcher – Boone and Jacque: Cytrus Moonlight
    • Elizabeth Crowens – Hollywood Holmes
    • Lynn Slaughter – Deadly Setup
    • Doug Dorsey – Kick Ball Slay: An Introduction To West Coast Swing…AND A Murder Mystery
    • Cheryl Denise Bannerman – Cats, Cannolis and a Curious Kidnapping
    • Rima Ray – Ruby Roy and the Murder in the Falls
    • Roxanne Dunn – Murder Undetected
    • Susan Wingate – Gag Me: A Friday Harbor Novel
    • Landis Wade – Deadly Declarations
    • Judy L Murray – Murder in the Master
    • Jen Shieff – The Final Call
    • Dime Sheppard – Crime Writer
    • Betty Jean Craige – Life and Death at Zoo Arroyo
    • TJ Stecker – Dishonored
    • Henry G. Brinton – Windows of the Heavens
    • Lori Robbins – Murder in Second Position
    • Traci Andrighetti – Valpolicella Violet
    • Gail Meath – Songbird
    • Betty Jean Craige – Death in Potter’s Woods
    • Kathleen Rhoads Carpenter – Summer’s Cloud Over Berry
    • E.E. Burke – Tom Sawyer Returns
    • M. K Graff – The Evening’s Amethyst: A Nora Tierney English Mystery
    • Carl and Jane Bock – Grace Fully
    • Carl and Jane Bock – Day of the Jaguar
    • Elizabeth Woolsey – Horse Doctor Adventures Small Town Secrets
    • M. K. Dean – An Embarrassment of Itches
    • Ellen Butler – Pharaoh’s Forgery

    Good Luck to All as Your Works Compete to Advance to the Next Level of the Chanticleer International Book Awards.


    Congratulations to Michale Scott Garvin whose work Ophelia’s Room took home the Grand Prize for the 2021 M&M Book Awards

    Blue and Gold Badge for the M&M Grand Prize Winner Michael Scott Garvin's book Ophelia's Room

    Ophelia's Room Cover

    “Michael Scott Garvin’s latest psychological thriller makes us question everything – and trust no one. Here’s one that will keep you up at night! Highly Recommended! – Chanticleer Reviews

    Here is the link to the 2021 M&M Book Award Winners!

    Our next Chanticleer International Book Awards Ceremony will be held during CAC23 on April 27-30, 2023  for the 2022 CIBA winners.

    Enter your book or manuscript in a contest today!

    We are now accepting entries into the 2023 M&M Book Awards, a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards.

    As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at info@ChantiReviews.com. 

  • The M&M 2021 CIBA WINNERS for Cozy and No-So-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem Novels

    The M&M 2021 CIBA WINNERS for Cozy and No-So-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem Novels

    Cozy Mystery Fiction Award

    The M&M Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem fiction genre.  The M&M Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

    Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring “mystery and mayhem,” amateur sleuthing, light suspense, travel mystery, classic mystery, British cozy, not-so-cozy, hobby sleuths, senior sleuths, or historical mystery, perhaps with a touch of romance or humor, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them. (For suspense, thriller, detective, crime fiction see our Clue Awards, and for international intrigue see our Global Thriller Awards)

    The 2021 M&M Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the M&M Grand Prize Winner were announced by Pamela Beason on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the Hotel Bellwether and broadcast via ZOOM webinar.

    This is the OFFICIAL 2021 LIST of the M&M BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the M&M Grand Prize Winner.

    M&M Blue and Gold 1st Place Badge Image

     

    Join us in celebrating the following authors and their works!

    • Michael Scott Garvin – Ophelia’s Room     
    • Lori Roberts Herbst – Double Exposure  
    • Cam Lang – The Concrete Vineyard   
    • Eileen Charbonneau – Death at Little Mound
    • Codi Schneider – Cold Snap: A Viking Cat Mystery
    • Darryl Wimberley – A Star in her Crown

      The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 Mystery & Mayhem Awards is:

      Ophelia’s Room
      by Michael Scott Garvin

      Ophelia's Room Cover

      Ophelia's Room M&M Grand Prize Badge

      PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

      Attn CIBA Winners: More goodies and prizes will be coming your way along with promotion in our magazine, website, and advertisements in Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards long-tail marketing strategy. Welcome to the CIBA Hall of Fame for Award Winners!

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      The 2022 Mystery & Mayhem Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 10 year Conference Anniversary!

      Submissions for the 2022 M&M Book Awards are open until the end of July. Enter here!

      Don’t delay! Enter today! 

      A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in August. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. We thank you for participating in the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards!